State v. Cashman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This is an appeal by the state in a criminal action from orders of the trial court sustaining a motion to quash the information and, on its own motion, striking an amended information from the files.

The defendant has made no appearance. However, an examination of the state’s brief makes it appear that the controlling facts are not in dispute and may be stated in summarized fashion.

In April, 1950, a complaint was filed in the county court of Rrown county charging the defendant, H. M. Cashman, in five counts, with the unlawful sale or disposal…